Luka Dončić was the catalyst of the Lakers, notching his fourth 40-point game of the season and 50th of his career. After 21 points in the first half, Dončić poured in 15 points in the third quarter to help the Lakers stay at bay from a charging, new-life Bucks team.

Lakers 119, Bucks 95: Dončić poured in 41 points to outduel fellow Kia MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo (32 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast) as the Lakers never trailed by more than one for their eighth win in their last 10 games. | Recap

Lakers reportedly explored trading Anthony Davis to an Eastern Conference contender long before Luka Doncic deal, reshaping their options.

Lost in the mess of the Dallas Mavericks' firing of general manager Nico Harrison, nine months after he traded Luka Dončić, is the fact the Los Angeles Lakers lucked into another generational superstar.

The NBA had a small slate of five games on Saturday night with some big names trying to add more wins for their teams. Luka Dončić faced Giannis Antetokounmpo in a battle of MVP candidates required to do more with limited rosters. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets hoped to keep their winning ways in respective games for West seeding.

Luka Dončić dunked. No, really! With just under four minutes to play in the third quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers point guard commenced a stack pick-and-roll with center Deandre Ayton, with forward Jake LaRavia hustling to set the back screen on Ayton’s defender.

Dallas now has a fresh start as the Patrick Dumont–led franchise tries to repair trust with fans ahead of plans to do more than just win games.

The Dallas Mavericks have afforded Anthony Davis a luxury that they apparently never gave to Luka Dončić during his tenure with the club.

All those "Fire Nico!" chants finally paid off as the Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison nine months after he traded away superstar Luka Dončić.

The Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison, the executive who traded Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year.